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Car practical driving test pass rates at Horsforth: each year since 2007/08, by month, for men and women, and at the first attempt, compared with Great Britain as a whole. From DVSA’s published statistics.

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12,466 car tests at Horsforth in 2025/26
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  • Pass rate, 2025/26 49.7% Great Britain 50.0%
  • Tests taken 12,466 6,193 passes
  • First-attempt pass rate 51.1% Great Britain 50.5%
  • Rank by pass rate 157 of 260 centres with 1,000+ tests
  • Women’s pass rate 50.5% GB 49.1%
  • Men’s pass rate 49.0% GB 50.8%

What is the pass rate at Horsforth?

In April 2025 to March 2026, 49.7% of car practical tests at Horsforth were passes (6,193 of 12,466), against 50.0% across Great Britain: about the same. That is 104th lowest of 260 centres with 1,000 or more tests. The year before it was 51.3%.

Pass rate at Horsforth and in Great Britain

Highest 51.3% in 2024/25, lowest 34.9% in 2007/08. +4.0 points since 2020/21.

Car practical test pass rate at Horsforth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year HorsforthGreat Britain
2007/08 34.9%44.2%
2008/09 42.2%45.3%
2009/10 41.1%45.9%
2010/11 43.0%46.3%
2011/12 46.3%46.9%
2012/13 46.5%47.2%
2013/14 46.5%47.1%
2014/15 45.6%46.9%
2015/16 47.1%47.1%
2016/17 46.3%47.1%
2017/18 45.3%46.3%
2018/19 44.9%45.8%
2019/20 45.1%45.9%
2020/21 45.7%49.8%
2021/22 48.9%48.9%
2022/23 49.8%48.4%
2023/24 50.3%47.9%
2024/25 51.3%48.7%
2025/26 49.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Pass rates for men and women

In 2025/26, women passed 50.5% of tests at Horsforth and men 49.0%. Across Great Britain the figures were 49.1% and 50.8%.

Pass rate by gender

Pass rate by gender at Horsforth and in Great Britain, 2025/26
Candidates HorsforthGreat Britain
Women 50.5%49.1%
Men 49.0%50.8%
All 49.7%50.0%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Passing first time at Horsforth

5,945 people took their first practical test at Horsforth in 2025/26 and 51.1% passed, against 50.5% of first attempts across Great Britain. 116 of them passed without a single driving fault.

First-attempt pass rate

First-attempt pass rate at Horsforth and in Great Britain by financial year
Year HorsforthGreat Britain
2007/08 31.5%43.3%
2008/09 41.1%45.3%
2009/10 40.2%45.7%
2010/11 41.3%46.2%
2011/12 46.3%47.5%
2012/13 46.5%47.7%
2013/14 46.8%47.9%
2014/15 47.4%47.6%
2015/16 48.1%47.5%
2016/17 47.1%47.1%
2017/18 46.4%46.7%
2018/19 46.9%46.6%
2019/20 47.0%46.4%
2020/21 48.2%51.1%
2021/22 51.3%49.3%
2022/23 49.7%48.3%
2023/24 52.3%48.1%
2024/25 51.5%48.9%
2025/26 51.1%50.5%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Month by month

Monthly pass rates move more than yearly ones because each month has fewer tests. DVSA withholds some monthly counts to protect candidates’ privacy; the rate is still shown.

Monthly pass rate

Monthly car test pass rate at Horsforth
Month Horsforth
Apr 2025 56.2%
May 2025 52.7%
Jun 2025 49.9%
Jul 2025 52.6%
Aug 2025 51.3%
Sep 2025 49.0%
Oct 2025 50.2%
Nov 2025 49.9%
Dec 2025 51.4%
Jan 2026 46.4%
Feb 2026 48.6%
Mar 2026 45.3%

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

Tests each month

Car tests each month at Horsforth (withheld months show as zero)
Month Tests
Apr 2025 697
May 2025 806
Jun 2025 1,000
Jul 2025 763
Aug 2025 674
Sep 2025 839
Oct 2025 1,005
Nov 2025 1,132
Dec 2025 1,228
Jan 2026 1,379
Feb 2026 1,394
Mar 2026 1,549

Source:DVSA April 2025 to March 2026 Updated

The most common reasons for failing

DVSA publishes the most common faults for Great Britain as a whole, not for each centre. In April 2025 to March 2026 they were:

  1. Junctions - observation
  2. Mirrors - change direction
  3. Junctions - turning right
  4. Response to signs - traffic lights
  5. Control - steering
  6. Move off - safely
  7. Response to signs - road markings
  8. Response to signs - traffic signs
  9. Positioning - normal driving
  10. Maintain progress - speed

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Driving tests Driving test and theory test data (DRT tables) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency April 2025 to March 2026 12,466 car tests at Horsforth in 2025/26 15 September 2026
  • Car practical tests (categories B and B1) in financial years, April to March. Great Britain only: DVSA does not test in Northern Ireland.
  • DVSA leaves out of centre figures any centre where only one examiner tested, but counts those tests nationally, and withholds small counts (“..”) where they could identify people.
  • Centres are matched across years by name. Pass rates reflect the candidates who test at a centre as well as the centre itself.
  • DVSA’s tables give centre names only, with no address, so we do not place centres in council areas.
How we calculate these figures All data sources

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